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Brave Olympic bronze for Biles as Warholm sets jaw-dropping world record

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Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles stared down the debilitating "twisties" to bravely win Olympic bronze on Tuesday as Norway's Karsten Warholm lit up the Tokyo athletics competition with a stunning hurdles world record. FRANCE 24's Sports Editor Simon Harding tells us more.

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